The NFL playoffs have wrapped up this Saturday night, with the Harbaugh brothers, John and Jim, leading their teams to wins. John led the Ravens to an upset of the top-seeded Ravens, while Jim led the 49ers to a victory over the Packers. Recap the day's action on Sporting News’ live scoreboard.

Our attention will soon turn to Sunday's games in Atlanta and Foxboro. But let's also take a peek at how the 49ers and Ravens reached their respective conference championship games.

TODAY’S GAMES: LIVE BLOG

NFC: 49ers 45, Packers 31 (box score). We recap what was an utter blowout for the 49ers, who survived Colin Kaepernick's early pick-6 to win big.

FOURTH QUARTER

Frank Gore plowed in from 2 yards out to give the Niners a 38-24 lead. And now, the children can be put to bed now that the Niners added one more TD, making this 45-24 with 3-plus minutes left. San Francisco has nearly 600 yards of offense, with Kaepernick's total offensive output nearly 450 yards.

Green Bay got a score in garbage time, with Aaron Rodgers finding Greg Jennings for a TD with less than a minute left.

The 49ers will face the winner of Sunday's Falcons vs. Seahawks game. It will be a home game if Seattle wins, but the Niners will head to Atlanta if the Falcons win.

THIRD QUARTER

After the teams exchanged punts to start the half, the Packers sustained a drive enough to get a 32-yard field goal from Mason Crosby. The drive saw the first catches of the night for Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb—a very big positive for the Pack. Hand it to both kickers thus far for handling their chances. Crosby and Akers came in with some questions.

While the Packers are moving the ball better offensively in this second half, yards are still not coming easy. The 49ers are putting the Packers in tough 3rd-down situations, and against the speed of San Francisco's defense, you can't have sustained success.

But can the Packers stop Kaepernick? His 56-yard rushing touchdown put the Packers again, 31-24—just three plays into the drive. And now, as the quarter comes to a close, he has the team inside the Packers' 5, ready to go up two touchdowns. His toss down the seam to Vernon Davis couldn't have been thrown better. Third quarter score: 49ers 31, Packers 24

SECOND QUARTER

Another great game appears to be on tap. Colin Kaepernick found Michael Crabtree on a 14-yard touchdown to tie the score at 14-all. This one came on third down, as did the 49ers' first score. Kaepernick is making plays when he needs to, and as Jim Harbaugh anticipated when he named him the starter during the season.

The Packers' following possession ended in an Aaron Rodgers interception, with Tarell Brown returning the pass all the way to the Green Bay 48. Kaepernick then led an eight-play touchdown-scoring drive capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass to Crabtree. And that came despite Kaepernick getting a 15-yard penalty for taunting. How good has he played since the initial pick-6?

But hey, do you really think that Aaron Rodgers was gonna cave? He led a six-play, 80-yard drive that ended with James Jones' 20-yard touchdown. Back and forth we go, 21-all.

The first half ends with David Akers' 36-yard field goal at the buzzer after a San Francisco drive that started from its own 20. Kaepernick's first-hals stats: 11-for-23 passing, 148 yards, two touchdowns and one INT. He also had 107 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground. Meanwhile, Rodgers is just 5-for-10 for 96 yards, one TD and one INT. Halftime score: San Francisco 24, Green Bay 21

FIRST QUARTER

We're joining this one in progress after that remarkable Ravens upset. To recap a fast-paced first quarter. Green Bay's Sam Shields returned a Colin Kaepernick pass 52 yards for a touchdown to give Green Bay a 7-0 lead, but Kaepernick and the 49ers responded by scoring on their next drive, capped by a 20-yard run by the second-year QB.

Green Bay's offense got in the mix later in the quarter, with James Jones' 44-yard reception was the big play in an 80-yard drive capped by DuJuan Harris' 18-yard touchdown run. The dude was selling cars earlier this season. And we have his story.

Ravens win on 48-yard field Justin Tucker field goal set up by a Corey Graham interception of Peyton Manning pass at the Broncos' 45-yard line. The Ravens will play the winner of tomorrow's Patriots-Texans game next week.

OVERTIME

Ravens won toss. Ravens and Broncos traded punts, then Ravens punted again, giving the Broncos the ball back at their own 7-yard line. Next score wins.

FOURTH QUARTER

The Ravens' defense got to Peyton Manning to force a three-and-out after the Rice TD. Just think, if not for the two Trindon Holliday return TDs, the score would be Ravens 28-14. As it stands, we have a barnburner for the final 14 minutes.

After the Broncos forced a punt, Manning and Co. got the ball with 12:09 left and plodded their way down the field on an 88-yard drive, seemingly content to go slow in an effort to wear out the Ravens' defense. It appears as if it worked, as Denver used up more than six minutes of clock before Demaryius Thomas broke free for a 17-yard touchdown and a 35-28 lead. The Broncos have run 24 more plays to this point than the Ravens. And now Baltimore will be facing a very fresh Broncos defense that has not really gotten pressure on Flacco all game.

Undeterred, the Ravens are on the move in Broncos territory courtesy of two big Anquan Boldin catches, one on a 3rd-and-7 play where he was wide open in the middle of the field. But the Ravens' drive stalled out on a 4th-and-5 pass to Dennis Pitta with 3:12 left that went incomplete. Pitta was blanketed, but had the ball bounce off his hands.

The Ravens got the ball back with 1:09 left after taking all their timeouts, and got the miracle they needed when Jacoby Jones caught 70-yard bomb from Flacco that was misplayed by Broncos safety Rahim Moore.

Game tied, 35-all. And now, we're headed to overtime.

THIRD QUARTER

He did it again. Trindon Holliday, after taking a punt 90 yards for a touchdown at the start of the game, took the opening kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown. We know that this Peyton Manning fella is special, but how about this 5-5, 169-pound special teams monster? That gave Denver a 28-21 lead.

The Ravens responded with a quality drive into Broncos territory, but it was derailed by a fumbled center snap and recovered by Denver. Flacco was going to recover the snap, but the ball was kicked by a Ravens receiver in motion, pushing it away from Flacco.

Much of the rest of the quarter has been dominated by good defense, with neither team unable to get much yardage. But the Ravens made a huge play with 2:47 left in the quarter, forcing a Manning fumble and recovering on the Broncos 37-yard line. It was a bit controversial, as the "tuck rule" could have been called, but the officials apparently saw the ball coming loose from Manning's hand as he brought the ball down. Big play for the Ravens, who scored five plays later to tie the game at 28. Third quarter score: Denver 28, Baltimore 28.

SECOND QUARTER

To start the second quarter, Joe Flacco threw another long bomb to Torrey Smith deep down the right sideline and near the Broncos' goal line, but the pass was broken up by Champ Bailey, forcing the Ravens to punt. Interestingly, the Ravens are routinely challenging Bailey deep.

The Broncos scored the first points of the quarter on Knowshon Moreno's 14-yard hitch-and-go route with 7:26 left in the quarter to earn a 21-14 lead.

The Broncos had a chance to get a two-score lead on Baltimore late in the first half after going on a five-plus minute drive, but it end on a shanked field-goal attempt by Matt Prater that gave the Ravens the ball back with 1:16 remaining. Baltimore quickly marched 58 yards for the game-tying score, capped by another big play by Smith, who leaped to grab a 32-yard touchdown pass. Bailey was excellent in coverage, but got beat by Smith's ability to adjust to the throw and walk into the end zone. Bailey's momentum carried him through the end zone, so he could offer no resistance.

Two things come to mind thus far: The Ravens' offensive line has done an incredible job of keeping Flacco upright. Conversely, where is the Broncos' pass rush that produced a league-leading 52 sacks this season? Both sides have been very aggressive in their game plans. Manning was 14-for-22 for 168 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, while Flacco was 10-of-17 for 175 yards and two TDs. Halftime score: Denver 21, Baltimore 21.

FIRST QUARTER

This game has been all about big plays to start. First there was Trindon Holliday's 90-yard punt return for a touchdown, setting an NFL playoff record in the process. Then Joe Flacco connected on a 59-yard TD bomb to Torrey Smith to even the score. Then the Broncos' first offensive possession featured a tipped Peyton Manning pass, which was returned by Corey Graham 39 yards for a touchdown. All in the first five minutes of the game.

Manning came back to lead an 11-play, 74 yard drive capped by a beautiful 15-yard throw to Brandon Stokley in the right corner of the end zone. Score after first quarter: Denver 14, Baltimore 14.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

NFC: Falcons vs. Seahawks, 1 p.m., FOX (preview). Pete Carroll's third go-round in the NFL has gone far better than his first two. That's because he's believed in his personnel decision-making, taking the guys with something to prove. It's worked wonderfully, and Russell Wilson is just one of his finds.